Spout for cans.



UNITEI) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. KELLOM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPUUT FOR CANS.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, CHARLES F KELLOM, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Spont for Cans, of which the following isa specification.

My invention consists in providing a can with a spout which may hetightly fitted to the nozzle of the same so as to provide convenientmeans of pouring out the contents of the can, said spout being rotatableto the right or left so as to direct its nose in different positions,and being also adapted to be folded on the top of the can and pointed invarious directions, so that said nose will not interfere with or beinterfered by the handle of the can.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificarrangement and organization shown and described.

Figure l represents a perspective view of a can having thereon a spoutembodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a top or plan view thereof.Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of a portion thereof in tiltedposition. Fig. l represents a cent al longitudinal section of theportion shown in Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings. A designates a can, and B the nozzle thereofthese features of themselves being well known.

C designates a lipped spout which is provided with a neck I), the latterbeing adapted to enter the nozzle B so that the contents of the can maybe poured out therefrom, and may be directed elsewhere by means of saidspout.

The neck has a circumferential knurl or bead E between which and thelower portion of the body of the spout is the ring F which freelyoccupies the inturned channel formed by the bead and body, and isretained by the same, the spout being adapted to rotate on said ring asits bearing and holding device. The bead or knurl E and the lowerportion of the body of the spout being of greater diameter than thewalls of said channel, serve to retain the ring in position whilereadily permitting the spout to rotate in said ring. The ring is dividedat Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 5, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Serial No. 642,490.

what may be termed its rear or inner portion where it is continued inthe form of arms (lr whose ends are ontturned forming limbs ll which arepivotally mounted on the ears J, and sprung thereunto owing to theresiliency of said arms, said ears heilig secured to the top of the canadjacent to the nozzle B, said ears thus forming the axis of the limbsI-l and consequently of the spout C, whereby the latter may be moved tothe nozzle B, so as to have its neck enter the saine and moved therefromand overturned and laid flat on the top of the can within the rimthereof.

Owing to the limbs lol heilig outturned in opposite directions, the armsG reliably retain their position against the inner side of the ears Jand consequently in the openings therein in which they are journaled.

The neck D of the spout is somewhat tapering as is also the inner rim ofthe nozzle B so that said neck may tighten or wedge in said rim andprovide a joint for the parts preventing leakage thereat as the contentsof the can are poured out through the nozzle and enter the spout C. Thebead or knurl E is adapted to tighten against the edge of the nozzle Band limit the entrance of the spoilt into the latter.

The nozzle is primarily closed by the cap K usual in such cases, and thecan has a handle L thereon for evident purposes, it being seen that whensaid cap is removed the nozzle is opened when the spout may he thrownover toward the nozzle, its neck entering the latter as has been stated.The can may now be decanted or tilted, when its contents will flowthrough the nozzle into t-he spout and from the latter poured olf and soconveniently directed to a place of reception or deposit. Then the spoutmay be thrown back and withdrawn or disconnected from the nozzle andfolded flat on the top of the can and the cap may be restored if sodesired, it being seen that the spout may be turned on the ring F sothat its lip may point in any desired direction particularly as shown inFig. l, where said lip owingto its length clears the handle L and may beturned thereunder if so desired. Again, when the spout is in use on thenozzle, it may be turned to the right or left according to the anglethat may be desirably imparted to it for the purposes of pouring otl thecontents of the can into a receptacle directly in front of its lip or ateither side thereof, in lateral direction, it being evident that theneck D is of the form of a collar open throughout, and the bas-e of thespout C has an opening therein in communication with that of the neck sothat the contents of the can may flow from. the nozzle into said neckand then through the latter into the spout when the nose of the latteris available to guide or direct said contents elsewhere as has beenstated.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

l. An attachment for a movable spout of a can, consisting of a dividedring', resilient a'rms continuous Vof the ends of said ring,laterally-extending limbs continuous of said arms, and lears attachableto the can, said ears being adapted to have said limbs mounted thereon,and said ring being adapted to freely embrace said spo-ut.

2. A can provided with a nozzle, and ears,

a movable spout having a neck' adapted to engage tightly said nozzle, adivided ring adapted to freely embrace the exterior of said neck andcarry Said spout, resilient arms continuous of the ends of said ring,and laterally extending limbs continuous of saids arms and adapted to besprung into and mounted on said ears.

3. A can provided With ay nozzle, and ears, a movable spout having aneck adapted to engage tightly said nozzle, said spout havingacircumferential channel on the eX- terior thereof, a divided ringfreely cmbraoing the Wall of said channel, laterally resilient armscontinuous of th-e ends of said ring, and limbs on the terminals of saidarms, said limbs being' mounted on said ears.

CHARLES F. KELLOM.

lVitnesses JOI-1N A. IEDERSHEIM, WVM. CANER VIEDERSEIM.

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